McCarty, Molly

Coach Molly McCarty, a life-long resident of Athens, GA, joined the EC Lions coaching staff as the assistant women’s soccer coach under the direction of head coach Forrest Wimberly in 2014. She completed her undergraduate and graduate work in education from the University of Georgia and her educational specialist from Piedmont College. Prior to joining the Emmanuel coaching staff, Molly had 11 years of experience as a teacher at a local high school and coached the girls’ junior varsity and varsity soccer teams at the same school for 10 years. Her last high school season was a record setting season for the team.

Coach McCarty is nationally licensed with the United States Soccer Federation and is a member of Georgia Soccer. She has a youth diploma with Coerever Coaching and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and the National High School Coaches Association. She currently coach’s in the girls’ soccer academy with Athens United Soccer Association and has been a developmental youth soccer coach for six years. She is the director for the Red Raider Summer Soccer Camps and the Lil’ Pups coordinator at CORE Soccer in Athens.

“The sport of soccer is my passion and my stepping stone to serve others through Christ. Since coaching at the high school level, my motto has been to "BE DYNAMIC..." - do everything you can, in everything you can, to make a difference with all that Christ has provided for you. Through the years, this motto has emulated more than just ‘soccer.’ It continues to drive me to do the work that God has called me to do. For every player that has gone through our program, they are not prepared for the next step in life with just a foundation of soccer but of value, purpose and commitment to “BE DYNAMIC! It’s not what you WISH for but what you WORK for. If you are not WORKING to IMPROVE, the competition will always be better.”

Coach McCarty currently resides in the Athens area with her husband, Wayne, who is also a teacher and a coach, and their 2 daughters, Lanie Beth (10) and Maryn (5).